Re: [RESEND PATCH] perf scripts python: launch the profiler UI on the default browser with the appropriate URL

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Tue Aug 15 2023 - 04:53:35 EST


On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 1:48 AM Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 6:21 AM Anup Sharma <anupnewsmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > All required libraries have been imported and make sure that
> > none of them are external dependencies. To achieve this, created
> > a virt env and verified.
> >
> > Modified usage information and added combined command.
> >
> > Modified the main() function to read the --save-only command-line
> > option and set the output_file variable accordingly.
> >
> > Modified the trace_end() function to check for the output_file variable.
> > If it is set, the profiler data is saved to a local file in Gecko
> > Profile format, or the profiler.firefox.com is opened on the default browser.
> >
> > Included trace_begin() to initialize the Firefox Profiler and launch
> > the default browser to display the profiler.firefox.com.
> >
> > Added a new function launchFirefox() to start a local server and launch the
> > profiler UI on the default browser with the appropriate URL.
> >
> > Created the "CORSRequestHandler" class to enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
> >
> > Summary:
> > This integration now includes a exiting feature to conveniently host the
> > Gecko Profile data on a local server and open it directly in the default
> > web browser. This means that users can now effortlessly visualize and
> > analyze the profiler results with just a single click. The addition of the
> > --save-only command-line option allows users to save the profiler output
> > to a local file in Gecko Profile format, but the real highlight lies
> > in the capability to seamlessly launch a local server, making the data
> > accessible to Firefox Profiler via a web browser. In addition, it's
> > important to highlight that all data are hosted locally, eliminating
> > any concerns about data privacy rules and regulations.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Anup Sharma <anupnewsmail@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Anup,
>
> I'm not able to replicate the behavior of a running server. What I get is:
> ```
> $ sudo bash -c "export PERF_EXEC_PATH=`pwd`/tools/perf/ && perf script
> gecko -F 99 -a sleep 1"
> Staring Firefox Profiler on your default browser...
> Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 (http://0.0.0.0:8000/) ...
> [ perf gecko: Captured and wrote into gecko_profile.json ]
> $
> ```
> ie the process immediately terminates. The same is true for
> record/report. Could you take a look?

Ah, running as a user it is okay.

Tested-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Ian

>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/scripts/python/gecko.py | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> > 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/gecko.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/gecko.py
> > index 278c3aed282a..bc5a72f94bfa 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/gecko.py
> > +++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/gecko.py
> > @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> > -# firefox-gecko-converter.py - Convert perf record output to Firefox's gecko profile format
> > +# gecko.py - Convert perf record output to Firefox's gecko profile format
> > # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > #
> > # The script converts perf.data to Gecko Profile Format,
> > @@ -7,14 +7,26 @@
> > # Usage:
> > #
> > # perf record -a -g -F 99 sleep 60
> > -# perf script report gecko > output.json
> > +# perf script report gecko
> > +#
> > +# Combined:
> > +#
> > +# perf script gecko -F 99 -a sleep 60
> >
> > import os
> > import sys
> > +import time
> > import json
> > +import string
> > +import random
> > import argparse
> > +import threading
> > +import webbrowser
> > +import urllib.parse
> > +from os import system
> > from functools import reduce
> > from dataclasses import dataclass, field
> > +from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, test
> > from typing import List, Dict, Optional, NamedTuple, Set, Tuple, Any
> >
> > # Add the Perf-Trace-Util library to the Python path
> > @@ -40,9 +52,15 @@ CATEGORIES = None
> > # The product name is used by the profiler UI to show the Operating system and Processor.
> > PRODUCT = os.popen('uname -op').read().strip()
> >
> > +# store the output file
> > +output_file = None
> > +
> > # Here key = tid, value = Thread
> > tid_to_thread = dict()
> >
> > +# The HTTP server is used to serve the profile to the profiler UI.
> > +http_server_thread = None
> > +
> > # The category index is used by the profiler UI to show the color of the flame graph.
> > USER_CATEGORY_INDEX = 0
> > KERNEL_CATEGORY_INDEX = 1
> > @@ -278,9 +296,19 @@ def process_event(param_dict: Dict) -> None:
> > tid_to_thread[tid] = thread
> > thread._add_sample(comm=comm, stack=stack, time_ms=time_stamp)
> >
> > +def trace_begin() -> None:
> > + global output_file
> > + if (output_file is None):
> > + print("Staring Firefox Profiler on your default browser...")
> > + global http_server_thread
> > + http_server_thread = threading.Thread(target=test, args=(CORSRequestHandler, HTTPServer,))
> > + http_server_thread.daemon = True
> > + http_server_thread.start()
> > +
> > # Trace_end runs at the end and will be used to aggregate
> > # the data into the final json object and print it out to stdout.
> > def trace_end() -> None:
> > + global output_file
> > threads = [thread._to_json_dict() for thread in tid_to_thread.values()]
> >
> > # Schema: https://github.com/firefox-devtools/profiler/blob/53970305b51b9b472e26d7457fee1d66cd4e2737/src/types/gecko-profile.js#L305
> > @@ -305,22 +333,50 @@ def trace_end() -> None:
> > "processes": [],
> > "pausedRanges": [],
> > }
> > - json.dump(gecko_profile_with_meta, sys.stdout, indent=2)
> > + # launch the profiler on local host if not specified --save-only args, otherwise print to file
> > + if (output_file is None):
> > + output_file = 'gecko_profile.json'
> > + with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
> > + json.dump(gecko_profile_with_meta, f, indent=2)
> > + launchFirefox(output_file)
> > + time.sleep(1)
> > + print(f'[ perf gecko: Captured and wrote into {output_file} ]')
> > + else:
> > + print(f'[ perf gecko: Captured and wrote into {output_file} ]')
> > + with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
> > + json.dump(gecko_profile_with_meta, f, indent=2)
> > +
> > +# Used to enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for requests coming from 'https://profiler.firefox.com', allowing it to access resources from this server.
> > +class CORSRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
> > + def end_headers (self):
> > + self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', 'https://profiler.firefox.com')
> > + SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.end_headers(self)
> > +
> > +# start a local server to serve the gecko_profile.json file to the profiler.firefox.com
> > +def launchFirefox(file):
> > + safe_string = urllib.parse.quote_plus(f'http://localhost:8000/{file}')
> > + url = 'https://profiler.firefox.com/from-url/' + safe_string
> > + webbrowser.open(f'{url}')
> >
> > def main() -> None:
> > + global output_file
> > global CATEGORIES
> > - parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert perf.data to Firefox\'s Gecko Profile format")
> > + parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert perf.data to Firefox\'s Gecko Profile format which can be uploaded to profiler.firefox.com for visualization")
> >
> > # Add the command-line options
> > # Colors must be defined according to this:
> > # https://github.com/firefox-devtools/profiler/blob/50124adbfa488adba6e2674a8f2618cf34b59cd2/res/css/categories.css
> > - parser.add_argument('--user-color', default='yellow', help='Color for the User category')
> > - parser.add_argument('--kernel-color', default='orange', help='Color for the Kernel category')
> > + parser.add_argument('--user-color', default='yellow', help='Color for the User category', choices=['yellow', 'blue', 'purple', 'green', 'orange', 'red', 'grey', 'magenta'])
> > + parser.add_argument('--kernel-color', default='orange', help='Color for the Kernel category', choices=['yellow', 'blue', 'purple', 'green', 'orange', 'red', 'grey', 'magenta'])
> > + # If --save-only is specified, the output will be saved to a file instead of opening Firefox's profiler directly.
> > + parser.add_argument('--save-only', help='Save the output to a file instead of opening Firefox\'s profiler')
> > +
> > # Parse the command-line arguments
> > args = parser.parse_args()
> > # Access the values provided by the user
> > user_color = args.user_color
> > kernel_color = args.kernel_color
> > + output_file = args.save_only
> >
> > CATEGORIES = [
> > {
> > @@ -336,4 +392,4 @@ def main() -> None:
> > ]
> >
> > if __name__ == '__main__':
> > - main()
> > + main()
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >